Dunghutti Elders Council

29/09/2021

An important message for mob on Dunghutti country wanting their COVID-19 vaccination!

Durri Aboriginal Corporation Medical Service are holding a COVID-19 Super Saturday this coming Saturday 2 October.

Walk-ins ok. You don’t need to be a regular client to attend. All Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal community members welcome.

Details below:
✔️ 9:30am to 4:00pm
✔️ Dunghutti Elders, 17-23 South St, South Kempsey
✔️ Pfizer available
✔️ Please bring your Medicare card and Photo ID
✔️ Wear a mask. 😷
✔️ Bus transport available at certain pick-up areas
✔️ Contact Durri on (02) 6560 2300 for more information

Durri ACMS

28/09/2021

I have just been advised restrictions for the Kempsey LGA will lift from midnight tonight.

This means Kempsey will no longer be under stay at home orders.

This is really excellent news.

Thank you to the community for your sacrifice - I know it’s been extremely difficult.

Thank you to Minister of Health for taking onboard all the considerations on the ground.

Thank you to those who have contributed to this page. You’ve kept me in the loop and brought much support and information to each other 🙏❤️

The Port Macquarie LGA will be put under stay at home orders for seven days.

21/09/2021

STAY-AT-HOME ORDER FOR KEMPSEY LGA

I have been informed this morning that stay-at-home orders will be introduced for the Kempsey Local Government Area (LGA) from 5pm today for seven days.

These stay-at-home orders also apply to anyone who has been in the Kempsey LGA since September 14.

This is beyond disappointing and frustrating.

I understand that the Health board’s decision was taken due to an increased COVID-19 public health risk.

Kempsey LGA residents must stay at home unless it is for an essential reason which includes:

- shopping for food,
- medical care,
- getting vaccinated or take a COVID-19 test,
- compassionate needs,
- exercise and
- work or tertiary education if you can’t work or study at home.

Kempsey LGA residents who are fully vaccinated can attend an outdoor gathering of up to five people for exercise or outdoor recreation so long as all of those gathering are aged 16 or older and are fully vaccinated.

In addition, if all the adults in a home are fully vaccinated, people aged 18 years and under will be able to create a bubble of three friends and visit each other’s homes.
The friends must live in the Kempsey LGA, and adults must not interact with each other during drop-offs.
HSC students will also benefit, with the opportunity for study bubbles.

It remains vital that people monitor for the onset of COVID-19 symptoms, and if they appear, to immediately be tested and isolate until a negative result is received.

To find your nearest clinic visit https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/health-and-wellbeing/clinics or contact your GP.

I continue to urge all residents to get vaccinated.
Vaccines are the path out of these lockdowns - and the sooner we reach those higher DD vaccination rates, the better off lives and livelihoods will be.

COVID-19 vaccination is available through NSW Health clinics, GPs and pharmacies.

Use the COVID-19 vaccine eligibility checker to find the nearest vaccination clinic, or visit: https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/health-and-wellbeing/covid-19-vaccination-nsw/get-your-covid-19-vaccination-nsw.

04/09/2021

16/08/2021

⚠️STAY AT HOME ORDER - ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS⚠️

To protect the people of NSW from the evolving COVID-19 outbreak, new restrictions have been introduced for all of Regional NSW, effective from 5pm 14 August, with additional restrictions for all of NSW including Greater Sydney effective from 12:01am 16 August.

This means the whole of NSW is now under stay at home restrictions.

You must stay at home unless you have a reasonable excuse to leave. You cannot have visitors to your home from outside your household, including family and friends.

You can have one visitor at one time to fulfil carers' responsibilities or provide care or assistance, or for compassionate reasons, including where two people are in a relationship but do not live together.

From midnight tonight (from Monday 16 August):
• the 10 kilometre rule will be reduced for essential shopping and exercise to be done in your local government area (LGA) or if outside your LGA, within 5 kilometres of home. LGAs of concern must still exercise and shop within 5 kilometres from home only.
• In LGAs of concern, where prescribed work is being carried out there can only be 5 workers outside
• In LGAs of concern it will no longer be a reasonable excuse to leave your home to engage in outdoor recreation. You will only be allowed to exercise or supervise a child under 12 who is exercising or engaging in play
• There are new fines for providing false information to authorised contact tracers
• There are new restrictions on leaving your place of residence and inspecting property or moving between residence. This will only be permitted for:
o Regional NSW: people moving to a new place or between residence or inspecting property
o Greater Sydney: to move between a place of residence outside of Greater Sydney but only if the move is for work and only the 1 person working moves, or the move is for urgent repairs or maintenance or animal welfare but only 1 person moves
o Greater Sydney: inspecting real estate outside of Greater Sydney but only if there is a genuine intention to move and reside there
o supervising or facilitating a move

The rules relating to testing of workers, declared LGA areas (including authorised workers) and construction sites do not apply outside of Greater Sydney.

In areas that were not in lockdown before 5pm Saturday 14 August, weddings and funerals can take place until the beginning of 16 August. After that weddings are not permitted and funerals are subject to the 10 mourner limit. Similarly, for areas not in lockdown before 5pm, people can continue to stay in caravan parks and camping on a booking made before 5pm.

If you live in Greater Sydney you should not be travelling outside this area for COVID-19 vaccination. You must reduce all movement, especially to regional areas, to stop the spread of COVID-19.

Please visit nsw.gov.au/covid-19/rules for more information and regular updates

NSW Health urges people to continue to present for testing with even the mildest of cold-like symptoms.

There are more than 440 COVID-19 testing locations across NSW, many of which are open seven days a week. To find your nearest testing clinic, visit: https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/health-and-wellbeing/clinics

09/06/2021

Just a reminder that our NAIDOC day will still be on Sunday to kick off NAIDOC week 👣 we will see you all at our special place at Little Bay👣 caring for country is top of our list of activities and we will be participating in planting native plants with our local Pandanus Mob and celebrating the work that they have done over the years in caring for our country here in SWR 🌱

24/05/2021

Congratulations 🎉 30 years Strong...

The Koori Mail, a 100 per cent Aboriginal-owned and self-funded newspaper, is marking its 30th birthday today. So how has the national newspaper thrived for so long while others across the country have folded?

21/05/2021

21/12/2020

Dunghutti Elders Council, will be closed Dec 24th, 20 - Jan 18th, 21....

16/10/2020

Remember...
there are 3 criteria’s to gaining a Certificate of Aboriginality...
1: You must be of Aboriginal descent.
2: You must identify as being Aboriginal.
3: You must be accepted as being Aboriginal in the community in which you live.

08/04/2020

Hope everyone is doing ok 👍🏾

Hey you mob, hope you are all keeping safe during this tough time.
I quick message from NSW Health, regarding sorry business for Aboriginal Communities.
Stay safe and looking forward to catching up with everyone, after this is all over.

03/04/2020

30/03/2020

Whilst the world 🌏 goes through these uncertain times 😷🤧🤒. The Staff of the Dunghutti Elders Council, will be working from home🏡. Until further notice.
Please if you need to contact us, use the email address admin@decac.com.au
Thank you, adhere to the social distancing rules when out 📏, wash your hands regularly 🤝and take care of yourself and your families.

26/03/2020

26/02/2020

The Paaka Thartu Karnu shows people the creative process of making the headstones for loved ones.

14/02/2020

https://www.prime7.com.au/news/21609-remains-returned

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